Belt and tie holder



Dec. 31, 1968 E. I. GINTHER 3,419,239

BELT AND TIE HOLDER Filed Oct. 25. 1967 INVENTOR ELWOOD G/NTHER ATTORNEYUnited States Patent 3,419,239 BELT AND TIE HOLDER Elwood I. Ginther,1666 E. Cheltenham Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19124 Filed Oct. 25, 1967,Ser. No. 678,049 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-215) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Abelt and tie holder which is detachably secured to a wire clothes hangerand which has a split tubular portion engaging part of the hanger and asupporting portion having angularly disposed bar portions for carryingbelts and hes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the invention This inventionrelates to a belt and tie holder which is adapted to clip on and be usedin conjunction with a common wire suit or clothes hanger.

Description of the prior art The previously available belt and tieholders have had many disadvantages. The most common disadvantages werethat they were not designed to be used with regular wire hangers, werebulky, did not adequately retain the belts and ties placed on them, andwere not capable of being readily transported.

The present belt and tie holder may be used with a variety of clotheshangers, is small, of light weight and can be carried in a suit pocketready for use and a plurality may be employed for additional support.

Summary of the invention The principal object of the present inventionis to provide a belt and tie holder that is portable and may be usedwith a variety of conventional wire suit or clothes hangers.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a belt and tieholder that is sturdy and of light weight.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a belt and tieholder that is easily and quickly attached and detached from a wire suitor clothes hanger.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a belt and tieholder that may be secured in a plurality of positions on the wireclothes hanger and in multiples.

Other objects and advantageous features of the invention will beapparent from the description and claims.

Brief description of the drawing The nature and characteristic featuresof the invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings formingpart thereof, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a view in perspective of the belt and tie holder of thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view, enlarged, taken approximately onthe line 22 of FIG. 1, and

FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating the belt and tie holder assembled ina plurality of positions and in multiples on a conventional wire suit orclothes hanger.

It should, of course, be understood that the description and drawingsherein are illustrative merely, and that various modifications andchanges can be made in the struc- 3,419,239 Patented Dec. 31, 1968Description of the preferred embodiment Referring now more particularlyto the drawings, the belt and tie holder 10 is illustrated in FIG. 3, invarious positions in which it can be mounted on a wire suit or clotheshanger 11. The hanger 11 is of conventional type used in supporting menssuits and coats and womens dresses, suits and coats and is provided witha cross bar 12, converging side arms 14 and upright connecting portions15. The arms 14 are fastened togeether by twisting, as at 13, at theupper ends and a hook 16 is formed by the end of one of the arms 14 forsuspending the hanger 11 in the unusual manner.

The holder 10 preferably composed of any preferred material, such assynthetic plastic, molded pulp or the like. The holder 10 has acylindrical body portion 18 which has a longitudinal central opening 19to receive the cross bar 12 or the twisted portion 13 when in useposition. The cylindrical portion 18 has a transverse slit 20therethrough with the slit sufliciently resilient to permit of openingalong the slit 20 for mounting without permanent deformation orfracture. The internal diameter of the opening 19 is such as to engagethe hanger 11 along the cross bar 12 or along the twisted part 13. Theslit 20 permits of the cylindrical portion being assembled ordisassembled to the hanger 11 at the desired location by being slippedthereon at opening available by spreading along the slit 20.

A supporting hook 21 is integrally attached to the cylindrical portion18 of L-shape as seen in FIG. 3, and has integral bars 22 and 23 forsupporting the ties and belts, dependent upon the orientation ordisposition of the hook 21. The bar 23 is preferably substantially thesame length as the cylindrical body portion 18 for multiple use.

In operation the cylindrical portion 18 is opened along slit 20, andslid over the twisted portion 13 or across bar 12 which is received inthe central opening 19. The holder 10 may be positioned as shown in FIG.3. as desired and with the bar 23 either horizontal to carry articles orvertical to retain articles carried on the bar 22. The slit 20 may beurged open and the bar 12 or twisted portion 13 withdrawn therethroughwhen disassembly is desired.

For multiple use the holders 10 can be assembled in a series along thecross bar 12 and either engaging or slightly spaced to aid in theretention of articles carried on the bars 23.

It will thus be seen that the belt and tie holder attains the objects ofthe invention.

I claim:

1. A belt and tie holder for use with a suit or clothes hanger whichcomprises;

a cylindrical mounting portion for engagement with a portion of thehanger and having a central longitudinal opening,

said cylindrical portion being provided with a transverse slit, and

an L-shaped hook carried by said cylindrical portion.

2. A belt and tie holder as defined in claim 1 in which said hook hasarms at right angles, either arm provid- 3 4 ing a belt and tie supportdependent upon its disposi- 2,605,000 7/1952 Tomarin 2111 13 tion on ahanger. 2,936,076 5/1960 Harris 211113 3. A belt and the holder asdefined in claim 1 in which 3,136,515 6/1964 Potruch 24862 saidcylindrical portion has one of said arms parallel thereto and ofsubstantially the same length. 5 JOHN PETO, Examiner- References CitedU.S. Cl. X.R.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 211 113; 248 340 1,212,979 1/1917 Mann 248213

